"Berserker was injured." Ilya sounded very disappointed. "He was trying to protect me."
"Injured?" I was surprised. "If he was resurrected after being killed by Pandora, he should have recovered to his best state, right?"
"No," Ilya shook his head. "It's not because of that death. Berserker was injured when the Einz Behren family was destroyed."
"Oh, so it's like that." I nodded, then fell off the swing with a plop, "What did you say? Einz Behren was destroyed? "
"Yeah!" Ilya nodded with a smile. "The Einz Behren family was wiped out. Only Berserker escaped with Ilya. But the family was very powerful. Maybe there were some lucky survivors."
I looked at the silver-haired little girl's expression. There was no trace of lying, but … but she was serious? Wasn't it a little too strange to discuss the destruction of her family in such a tone of talking about breakfast?
"Einz Behren was attacked? Was it the work of the heroic spirits? "
The first thing I thought of was this possibility, but it was a little unbelievable. The heroic spirits were powerful, but the Einz Behren family was an ancient magic family. Its family power should not be underestimated. Moreover, they had violated the rules by summoning the strongest heroic spirit, Hercules. How could they be wiped out so suddenly?
Moreover, even a monster as powerful as Hercules could only bring Ilya out alive under the enemy's surprise attack, and he was seriously injured. Even Golden Twinkle … uh, Silly Twinkle might not be able to achieve such a powerful strength, right? "Perhaps it was the heroic spirits," Ilya leaned on the swing rope on the side.
"Perhaps it's the Heroic Spirits," Ilya leaned on the swing. "But there are too many of them. A servant who was lucky enough to escape here told me that about five thousand Heroic Spirits had besieged the Einz Belem Castle and wiped out the remaining strongholds of the family. Then, my residence in the forest was attacked. Because the scene was too chaotic, Ilya couldn't see how many enemies there were, but there should be no less than five hundred of them. Berserker was heavily wounded by a spear while carrying me out. That place should have been razed to the ground by now …"
Before Ilya could even finish his sentence, my mouth had already dropped open. Although I had already imagined how Einz Behren would collapse in such a short period of time, no matter how I imagined it, it was impossible for five thousand heroic spirits to charge at the castle, right?
5,000 heroic spirits! With that scale, it should not be a problem to wipe out an entire country. It was even possible to topple the world. Under such an attack, it was normal for the entire Einz Behren to be destroyed.
An army of 5,000 heroic spirits … Damn it, just how twisted was this world?
Wait a moment, if 500 heroic spirits were fighting so close to Fuyuki City, just how large of a commotion would that cause? Even if they were all the weakest heroic spirits and none of them were capable of AOE attacks, it was impossible for nothing to happen. Even Enban and Red A would search the city for any signs of activity almost every night, so why didn't they discover anything?
But there was no need for Ilya to lie about such a matter. That would not benefit her at all. Besides, an army of hundreds and thousands of heroic spirits attacking the magician's stronghold was far too sensational. Why would a little girl come up with such an unreliable story?
And suddenly, I realized a very important problem:
If the heroic spirits who destroyed Einz Behren discovered that the most important member of the target family was still alive, what would they do?
Ilya was in a dangerous situation right now!
Perhaps the enemy hadn't found out about Ilya's escape yet, but if she continued to wander the streets without any vigilance, it wouldn't be long before she entered the sights of the attackers. I really didn't know what this little loli was thinking. Did she not feel any sense of danger at all?
"It doesn't matter." Facing my nervousness, the silver-haired loli smiled nonchalantly. "Ilya is very special. If the attackers were Heroic Spirits, they would only want to capture me alive. Before the end of the Holy Grail War, they wouldn't kill me. Once the Holy Grail War comes to an end, Ilya naturally wouldn't be able to continue living. So, no matter what, the result would be the same. Berserker is really an idiot. It was clearly a useless action, but he injured himself because of it. He already died once. If he were to die again, wouldn't it be too much of a waste?"
This … What kind of cold attitude was this? Using the tone of a bystander, perhaps even more indifferent than a bystander, to analyze her own life and death, treating death as something as ordinary as the sun rising and setting every day. Furthermore, she had a smile on her face from start to finish?
It's great that you were able to destroy the Einz Belem family!
"It might not be too bad even if I am captured alive by those heroic spirits," Ilya continued to speak in a relaxed tone. "After all, I was always locked up in the castle and had to undergo many experiments. Now, I still have to worry about the Holy Grail War. If I could be captured and wait for death peacefully, it would be much easier …"
"The Holy Grail War has ended." Abruptly, I spoke in an unusually calm tone. It was such an ordinary sentence, but it caused Ilya's entire body to tremble. She looked in my direction in disbelief, as though she was seeing the person in front of her for the first time. I knew the reason for this.
I believed that I didn't have the bearing of a leader, nor did I have the aura of a king. In fact, I didn't even have the decisiveness of a leader. However, anyone who had experienced so many things would have accumulated something.
During the Battle of Kepru Star District, a race with a population of trillions was exterminated under the iron hooves of the Imperial Army. Tens of billions of human refugees were locked up in a star system that was about to be destroyed. No matter if it was a good thing or not, after everything ended, some things had left an indelible mark.
"I'm sorry for scaring you." Noticing that Ilya was looking in my direction with a nervous expression, I realized that I might have lost control of my emotions due to anger. The terrible feeling that I had when Kepru ordered to lock down the star system came back to me. After waving my hand to get rid of the bad emotions, I placed my hand on Ilya's head. "Don't mind me. I was just joking. Do you have a place to go now?"
I realized that since the entirety of Einz Bayren had been destroyed by the nameless faction's attack, the temporary residences that they had prepared for Ilya must have been destroyed as well. In other words, the little girl should be homeless right now, right?
"I haven't found a place to stay yet." Mentioning this practical problem, Ilya finally put on a bitter face. Even the destruction of her family didn't make her feel the slightest bit sad. Now, this little girl was distressed because she couldn't find a place to stay. From this, it could be seen how cruel the cold-blooded magicians who had trained Ilya as a disposable tool had made her treat them. "Also, Berserker still needs to recuperate. He is very big, so he doesn't have a place to stay."
"Then come with me." I made a decision. "You have more or less figured out the situation. Also, I don't think that the Church of Yan Feng would be able to provide you with any protection under the attack of thousands of Heroic Spirits. Why don't we protect you instead?"
"Big Brother, do you want the Holy Grail too?"
Ilya immediately looked up and asked curiously.
"That thing is worthless to me." I pouted. "Just come with me. Aren't you envious of Pandora and Visca? From now on, I will treat you as my younger sister. "
Thus …
"That's everything that happened."
She was about to go berserk because a certain tenant unhesitatingly sent an enemy magician into her house, along with a monstrous berserker heroic spirit. I calmly told her everything that had happened.
Motosa looked suspiciously at Ilya, who was smiling innocently. The latter was busy playing with Little Bubble and observing Pandora and her sister, so she didn't notice Motosa's gaze at all.
"Uncle Alien, you really didn't make such a decision because of your lolicon soul acting up?"
* Bang! * As the saying goes, 'First time is new, second time is familiar'. After the first time I hit Motosa's head, it was a walk in the park for me to hit Motosa's head with my knifehand. Even the good guy Wei Gong admitted that a certain alien photographer named Chen Jun was the natural nemesis of the little demon Motosa.
"Can't you be a little more serious?!"
"Ugh, it really hurts." Motosa covered her head. After removing her usual obedient girl disguise, she now looked like a normal girl who was slightly punished by her parents for pulling a prank. Ugh, when did I put myself in the position of a parent?
"Alright, then what should we do now? If what Ilya said is true, then what else can we do? "Motosa spread her hands and showed a helpless expression." An army of thousands of Heroic Spirits, who would believe that? "
"Hmph, it's enough as long as big brother believes in me!" Ilya who had sharp ears immediately shouted from afar. As soon as he finished speaking, Pandora and Visca teleported in front of Ilya at the same time. The latter was so scared that she screamed, "Ah! I didn't steal it from you! "
Ignoring the interaction between the few of them, I felt that it was better to consider the problem of Einz Behren's extinction. "There is a huge open space in the forest that has been scorched. The ground has formed a sinkhole that is nearly 100 meters deep. This is what Archer found out just now. How do you explain this problem?"
"I believe that Einz Behren was attacked by a powerful Heroic Spirit, but an army of thousands of Heroic Spirits is unbelievable." Motosa took a step back and said while picking up the black tea on the table. "But with you guys here, it's fine to let Ilya temporarily take refuge here. Anyway, any of you kids can kill Berserker in seconds. Also, regarding the destruction of Einz Behren, the Magician Association will definitely not sit idly by. After all, my source of information is thin, so it's better to wait and see. Maybe I can still get some benefits. This war has evolved to a point where I can't control it at all, but it's still too early for me to give up … Ugh, Uncle Alien, why is there a bite mark on my cup?"
My scalp tightened, and then I looked at Her Majesty who was giggling in my arms.
"My last set of British porcelain!!!"
The poor lady Motosa Rin burst out in anger at this moment. She looked up to the sky and let out a cry of grief and indignation. However, she was beaten back to her original state with one sentence, "Don't make a fuss. The bottom of the cup has the words" Made in China "written on it."
"Oh," Motosa instantly returned to normal and continued to drink the tea calmly. "Then let's talk about how we are going to investigate the problem of Liudong Temple …"
Ah, there was no cooldown for her face changing at all. She didn't even have the time to change her moves, this immoral lady.
Everyone was already used to Motosa seizing every opportunity to take advantage of us. The more important question now was whether the enemy who destroyed Ainz Bayren would turn their next target to Motosa. Without a doubt, the enemy was a participant in the Holy Grail War, or at the very least, they were here for the other participants. A mysterious enemy who was able to destroy an ancient magic family in a single day, and according to Ilya, the enemy had an entire army of five thousand heroic spirits as the vanguard. Just imagining this kind of combat strength made Motosa feel despair. It was no wonder that she treated Ilya's information as a joke. If anyone had the power to summon five thousand heroic spirits at once, they could easily create a fake Holy Grail. Motosa didn't believe that the heroic spirit army that Ilya spoke of really existed.
However, the necessary precautions couldn't be taken lightly. Even though I believed that even if five thousand heroic spirits were to charge in this direction, they wouldn't be able to break through Pandora and Visca's net of floating cannons, Motosa didn't know this. The lady was destined to have a sleepless night tonight. She didn't dare to place too much hope on our surveillance equipment, so she had to fortify her residence to the point that it was impregnable. At the very least, she had to make sure that the alarm barrier here would be able to react to the slightest movement.
It seemed that Sandora and I couldn't just sit around either. The distortion in the world of Fate was gradually becoming apparent. Perhaps it would only appear for a brief moment before retreating into the depths of the world. Thus, we had to seize the opportunity. The aiming system of the Garden of the Departed was constantly scanning the Willow Temple and the Einz Belem Castle ruins, two key locations. If the mutation were to appear again, these two locations would undoubtedly be the first to bear the brunt of the attack.
It was already late at night, nearing eleven o 'clock. The surroundings were completely silent. Apart from the brightly lit living room, Motosa's residence was completely shrouded in darkness. Only the occasional flashes of light could be seen from the roof. That was Motosa busily setting up some defensive and alarm barriers. However, the occasional cries of "Wah! We failed! "and" Aiya? Why isn't there any reaction? " Such low cries of surprise made me doubt the reliability of those things. Everyone knew that Motosa was sometimes muddle-headed when it came to certain details. I really didn't know how she managed to ensure that she wouldn't be killed when she was researching magic spells that were no less powerful than explosives.
“Saber？ Why aren't you asleep yet? "
The golden-haired girl who suddenly entered the living room was dressed in military attire. Her silver-white skirt armor reflected a cold light. Artoria glanced at me and Sandora, who were playing the King of Fighters in the living room. (Weren't we analyzing the information from Avalon?) She said solemnly, "I've been feeling uneasy since just now. Shiro insisted on going home to check on the workers."
"Wei Gong?" I turned around and saw the half-baked magician walking down the stairs from the second floor. "What happened?"
"The news that Ilya brought me worried. The enemies who attacked Einz Behren killed all of her family members. They didn't even spare the innocent servants and guests. Even the abandoned and uninhabited properties in Einz Behren were razed to the ground." Wei Gong's tone was filled with unease. "If the enemies attacked indiscriminately, wouldn't the workers in my family who are currently repairing the house be in danger?"
This was something that we hadn't thought of before. Wei Gong's worries weren't unreasonable. Ever since we left Wei Gong's residence, Pandora had already retracted the Dark Lightning that she had set up there. If the enemy really attacked Wei Gong's residence and killed everyone on sight like the ones who attacked Einz Behren Castle, the ordinary workers who were working there would definitely be finished.
"Since we have nothing to do, let's go with you."
I turned off the video game and stood up. After talking to Sandora, who didn't know how to do anything other than squat down, I stood up and said.
Sandora immediately shook my arm in dissatisfaction. "Ah, Ah Jun, you cheated! We agreed that the winner would be fifty-one out of a hundred matches! "
At the start, it was two out of three matches, you idiot King of Fighting!
Wei Gong's residence had already quietened down in the middle of the night. At this moment, it was completely silent. The work efficiency of the Fujiwara Laborer Team was indeed extremely high. Perhaps it was due to the pressure from the Sea of Japan, but under their insane work speed, the ruins of Wei Gong's residence, which had been smashed into ruins by the three Landing Pods, had already been cleaned up. Neatly arranged construction materials were piled up in the corners. It seemed that even though they were employed by the underworld, these workers did come from a proper construction company.
The temporary houses that the workers lived in were completely calm. There were no signs of any attack.
"It seems like nothing happened."
Wei Gong heaved a sigh of relief. Even though it was impossible for an enemy to attack so coincidentally, he couldn't help but feel relieved when he saw that everything was fine.
"That's because we were waiting for your arrival, Shiro Wei Gong."
In the darkness, a male voice suddenly sounded.
Saber instantly grasped the invisible Holy Sword in her hand and cautiously looked in the direction of the voice. As the figure gradually revealed itself from the darkness and walked into the spacious courtyard under the bright moonlight, Wei Gong immediately exclaimed in surprise, "Shinji!? Why is it you!? "
"Hey, Wei Gong, your Servant, and these two unlucky people who got dragged into this … are they your friends? You really know how to bring misfortune to your friends and family. "
The blue-haired man named Shinji Jikiri said in a proud tone as he looked down on me.
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